Future Team Leaders Program
From Doer to Enabler.
Your team leaders were promoted because they were great at the work. Now they’re leading the team and still doing the work, and too much of it still lands back on your desk.
The Future Team Leaders Program helps them get results through their people: delegating properly, coaching instead of rescuing, and having the conversations that matter.
Who it's for?
Team leaders and supervisors, often in their first one to three years, and often still doing part of the work themselves. Also a natural next step for Future Leaders Program graduates who now lead a team.
It’s a good fit when:
- Your team leader is overloaded while their team waits for direction
- Underperformance is worked around, or escalated to you
- The same problems keep coming back
The shift: from doer to enabler
Their success is now their team’s success. That means letting go of being the go-to expert, and resisting the urge to jump in and fix it. It’s harder than it sounds, which is why the program works on mindset as well as skills.
What they walk away with
- Delegating outcomes, not just tasks, at the right level for each person
- Coaching in one-on-ones instead of rescuing
- Motivating each person in a way that works for them
- Holding people accountable, and having the difficult conversation
- Building team trust and psychological safety, and handling conflict
- Spotting and stretching their own future leaders
What it means for your business: issues handled before they reach your desk.
What's covered
From Doer to Enabler
- the shift
- your management style and motivating your team
- delegation that grows people
- coaching, not rescuing
- one-on-ones that matter
Building a High-Performing Team
- accountability and feedback (PEER)
- difficult conversations
- trust, safety and conflict
- running the work and bringing new people in
- spotting your future leaders
How it works
In person (Sydney)
- Pre-work (about 2 hours online): the leadership self-assessment, Management DiSC, a team snapshot and a kick-off conversation with their manager
- Day 1, then two practice cycles (delegate one outcome; run coaching one-on-ones)
- Day 2, then two more practice cycles (the conversation you’ve been avoiding; build safety and stretch a future leader)
- Group coaching call at the end of each cycle, and an online graduation with managers invited
Online
- The same pre-work
- Seven live workshops of 2.5 hours, fortnightly, 9:30am to 12:00pm AEST, with a practice challenge between each one
- Online graduation, with managers invited
Both formats take about 4 months. Groups are small. Up to 16 in person, 12 online.
Assessments included
- Management DiSC: their natural management style, how to motivate and delegate to each person, and how to adapt
- Leadership Skills Self-Assessment: at the start and at graduation, to show the shift
2027 dates and investment
In person, Sydney City
- Pre-work from 1 March
- Thursday 18 and Thursday 6 May
- Graduation 24 June
Online
- Pre-work from 26 July
- Wednesdays 11 and 25 August, 8 and 22 September, 20 October, 3 and 17 November
- Graduation 1 December
Prices are per participant and include the assessments. A $300 + GST deposit secures a seat, with the balance due.
Frequently asked questions
Do they need to do the Future Leaders Program first?
They're still doing a lot of the work themselves. Is that a problem?
How much time away from work does it take?
What's the manager's role?
What happens after the program?
Start with a conversation
Have a team leader who’s carrying too much? Secure their seat, or book a call and we’ll talk it through.